For Gina Beaudoin, a staff member at Carleton University, living in Embrun means an arduous 52-kilometre commute to and from work.
Without traffic, a one-way trip takes about 40 minutes on the highway,

Sen. Pamela Wallin charged the Senate for travel so she could offer "a Conservative Party perspective" on the federal election, while also receiving payments from CTV, which offered to cover her expenses, the RCMP allege in newly released court documents.

With still no budget date announced, Finance Minister Joe Oliver has been remarkably scarce during question period.
Yet Oliver will be accessible to a privileged group next week: Not Members of Parliament,

Add MP James Lunney to the list of people who somehow have come to believe they're being persecuted — that indeed, their fundamental human rights are under threat — when people disagree with them on Twitter.

Wednesday’s National We Day marks the 50th such event staged by Free The Children.
Launched in Toronto in 2007, We Day celebrates community-minded students; it aims to educate and inspire young people.